Long-Planned

" Long-Planned "

by Suzán Jiván

Long-planned
in the aftermath
of complicated matters
simply slapped
together like chitchat
and mapped
as the lay of the land
added stingily
as the will-o'-the-wisp....

So Tiny

" So Tiny "

by Suzán Jiván

So tiny
dancing
at low tide
where they lie
along rocky shores
after a storm
as end-of-day glass
gathering as glittering strands...

These Tips

" These Tips "

by Suzán Jiván

These tips
tossed off
tumbling
as testaments
to ascending
foment
paradoxically
felt
benevolently
elegant...

Another Character

" Another Character "

by Suzán Jiván

Another character
emerging seriously
after drawing heavily
on the zany
as a sign of salvation
from the everyday...

Taking Cues

" Taking Cues "

by Suzán Jiván

Taking cues
from the future
as splendors
of reinvention
bringing an extra
matter-of-factness
as a long extract
of unfailing panache...

An Emerging Area

" An Emerging Area "

by Suzán Jiván

An emerging area
as it actually happens
mapping patterns
as layers
of the long-delayed
and much praised...

Imaginatively Back

" Imaginatively Back "

by Suzán Jiván

Imaginatively back
as a phantom
meanderingly
unavailable
and barely
revisiting
at the least...

Making the Move

" Making the Move "

by Suzán Jiván

Making the move
to a long-running musical
along with all of the high points
of an erotically dashing dot-to-dot...

Pure Hearted

" Pure Hearted "

by Suzán Jiván

Pure hearted
swept away
must embrace
in an updated
go-to destination...

Starting Out Scrappy

" Starting Out Scrappy "

by Suzán Jiván

Starting out scrappy
without joint
strike forces
for support
as formal
show offs
of the hardcore
known mostly
for getting
to the point...

Despite Flashy Amplification

" Despite Flashy Amplification "

by Suzán Jiván

Despite flashy amplification
while ladder climbing
over a tightrope
of social insight
young love is still alive...

A Natural Song and Dance

" A Natural Song and Dance "

by Suzán Jiván

A natural song and dance
for epic orals
sharply analytical
after drawing
parallels to rap
for whatever
may have happened...

A Fairy-Tale Optimist

" A Fairy-Tale Optimist "

by Suzán Jiván

An epic run
welcomingly mythical
and not-to-be-missed
as a fairy-tale optimist
fueled by the juke-
box music of youth...

Assemblages

" Assemblages "

by Suzán Jiván

Assemblages
of the found junk
from both high
and low culture
evoking
orifice-covered
seam stitchings
with toothy maws
of primal warriors
unjustly fitting in
with the combustible occult...

Pale

" Pale "

by Suzán Jiván

Pale
granular scales
coalescing into rows
flanked by boldly swollen
lip plates like half moons
covered with dark markings...

Between the Eyes

" Between the Eyes "

by Suzán Jiván

Between the eyes
patterns overlap
into prominent nostrils
along black
then flattening
into crossbands
of dots and dashes...

Night After Night

" Night After Night "

by Suzán Jiván

Night after night
flying through
the unlikely
past perching sites
finally alighting
in a green environ...

Inherent Chemistry

" Inherent Chemistry "

by Suzán Jiván

Inherent chemistry
blown away
by a weightily
overplayed
fascination
on opening days
with gaping
contemplations
and deeply splayed
cutaways...

Strongly Indicated

" Strongly Indicated "

by Suzán Jiván

Strongly indicated
long legs
heads shaved
with long lines
above
each eye
large sized
for diving
then hiding
beneath
crossed lines...

Head-Bobbing

" Head-Bobbing "

by Suzán Jiván

Head-bobbing
and nodding
especially
prominently
when shimmying
and quickly burying
the heads of speedy
residents blending well...

Overlapping Patterns

" Overlapping Patterns "

by Suzán Jiván

Overlapping patterns
both faded and stained
with the nomenclature
of perpetual change
like anglers and snakes
along measuring tapes
simulating ruination...

Overturning All

" Overturning All "

by Suzán Jiván

Overturning all
large and small
while leaving
hands free
for grabbing
the shield
and spear
as well as
seizing
the strong
dorsal keel
streaked
spotted
and splotched...

Closely Spaced

" Closely Spaced "

by Suzán Jiván

Closely spaced
lime green whitish stripes
total flights tail-like
undersides sandy pines...

Usually Single

" Usually Single "

by Suzán Jiván

Usually single
recently seasonal
broad black forewing
grass green nectaring
hindwings late spring
open oblique hairstreaks...

The Evident Commitment

" The Evident Commitment "

by Suzán Jiván

The evident commitment
to rhapturous rhetoric
and reverential aesthetics
ranging from the prosaic
to the blatantly evil
as wielded by super heroes
inclining to choose
highfalutin recruits...

Always Uplifting

" Always Uplifting "

by Suzán Jiván

Always uplifting
hands down
voicing over
walking along
in song
long before
the hoary...

In the Making

" In the Making "

by Suzán Jiván

In the making
as an evocation
of landmark status
with the cultivation
sophistication
and validation
of unacclaimed
conversation
gained by naked angels
while leaping from the blank
pages of a no-brainer...

Always Loved

" Always Loved "

by Suzán Jiván

Always loved
and oh so
cherished
as exceptionally
tender
and definitely
ready
to become
a top
seller...

In My Mind

" In My Mind "

by Suzán Jiván

Upping the ante
knowing every step
at that time again
reuniting at his side
in my mind...

Recently Underwent

" Recently Underwent "

by Suzán Jiván

Recently underwent
an exceptional
full-length
bing
bing
bing
with rubber-
wrapped pins
digging in
last minute...

Refashioned

" Refashioned "

by Suzán Jiván

Refashioned
as a second chance
remediating the contagion
of itchy trigger fingers
with the balmative magic
of rhythmic snaps...

Well-Honed

" Well-Honed "

by Suzán Jiván

An image to uphold
well-honed
while toeing the line
over time...

Under Siege

" Under Siege "

by Suzán Jiván

Under siege
aimed at curbing
broader agreements
unauthorized to speak publically...

Others Involved

" Others Involved "

by Suzán Jiván

Others involved
spending their parts
in a solid drama
diorama or not...

Despite a Peace Agreement

" Despite a Peace Agreement "

by Suzán Jiván

Despite a peace agreement
controversy is seen
as tight-fisted, hard-hearted
officials are sworn in
while children
with shrapnel
wounds
lie in metal
hospital cots
and the general populace
tries hard not to starve...

Is Seen in Danger

" Is Seen in Danger "

by Suzán Jiván

Is seen in danger
like the faintest
buzz of a plane
as the capstone
of decades
of well-placed
incendiaries
in vindication
for swarms
of the forewarned...

To Propel One's Self

" To Propel One's Self "

by Suzán Jiván

To propel one's self healthily
while concentrating heavily
on full schedules centering
on stealthy impressions
while definitively dressed
without exception...